Authors: Amy Garvey

Glass Heart (20 page)

THE MEMORIAL SERVICE FOR ADAM IS HELD
the first week in February, at Saint Francis. Gabriel and I are a little late, so we end up standing in the back, straining to hear the priest. Audrey is way up front, sitting right behind Adam’s family. She’s going to speak, too.

Gabriel and I decided to call the police anonymously about Adam. Afterward, I know they searched Fiona’s house and property, and they were looking for Bay, but nothing ever turned up. Fiona was already eighteen, so there was nothing they could do about her, even when she never came home. Jude told me they’d interviewed all kinds of kids on campus, and once they knew about Bay and Fiona’s relationship, the police were willing to bet she’d left with him of her own free will.

I wasn’t so sure.

I see Jude sometimes now. We’re not friends exactly, but she’s someone I can talk to about my power, someone who isn’t related to me, anyway. She’s a really good artist, and I think someday I’m going to show her some of Danny’s pieces.

More than that, I think I’ll probably tell her about Danny at some point. The whole story. She has a lot of guilt about Adam, even if his death wasn’t really her fault. Maybe if I share what I’ve done, she’ll feel a little better.

I hate that the police never found Adam’s body. But the fact that they had a lead and something of an idea about what happened to him helped his family out a little bit. The memorial service is proof of that. It’s a way to say good-bye, after all.

I’d said good-bye to my dad the same Sunday when Gabriel and I talked. He had to get back to work, but he made it clear that talking on the phone and sending email was something he wanted from now on. I was glad, too. I just hoped the next time he visited, we would be a little lower on magical emergencies.

Robin had a hard time with him leaving, doing the whole Velcro hug thing until I was worried Dad wasn’t actually breathing anymore. Mom had already said her good-byes and was upstairs in her room with Mari, and I couldn’t imagine how hard it was for her. To love someone like that and know you can’t be together? Love is so huge and so sweet when you find it, I’ll never understand how it manages to turn around and smack you so often.

I walked Dad out to his car, and he paused before he got in. “Just . . . be careful,” he said.

“I will, Dad.” I hugged him then, too, breathing in that familiar leather-and-soap scent as long as I could. “But I don’t think you need to worry.”

He scoffed, barking out a laugh. “Uh, I’m a parent, kiddo. That’s what I’m going to do anyway.”

I glance at Gabriel now, watching his face as he listens to the priest. Gabriel didn’t have that, except from his mom, and she was taken way too soon. It’s not fair. In my secret fantasies, Gabriel’s father and Bay run into each other somewhere, and the only words I have for that scenario are “cage match.”

“Audrey’s going to speak now,” Gabriel whispers, glancing down at the program. “That’s going to be hard.”

I tuck my arm in his and lay my head on his shoulder. It will be hard. But whatever it is, I’m pretty sure now that Gabriel and I will always get through it.

Acknowledgments

MANY THANKS TO THE PEOPLE WHO HELD MY
hand as I wrote this book: Stephen, as always, who propped me up a lot of the time; my parents, who have always believed and are always willing to lend a hand; Lee, who literally kept me going in more ways than I can count and loves me even when I forget to send her cupcakes; ita, who patiently listened to me whine every day; my wonderful agent, Maureen Walters, who is always right there cheering; and the fantastic people at HarperTeen, foremost the ever-supportive Erica Sussman. I’m lucky she still likes me. Last, so much love to my kids, who are incredibly patient with me, and always have a hug ready.

About the Author

AMY GARVEY
is a former editor who now works on the other side of the desk as an author. She grew up reading everything she could get her hands on, watching too much TV, and wishing she was Samantha Stephens from
Bewitched
. (She still wishes that, actually.) She is also the author of
COLD KISS
. Amy lives in West Chester, Pennsylvania, with her family. You can read her blog at www.amygarveywrites.blogspot.com and follow her on [email protected]

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Glass Heart

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Garvey, Amy, 1967–

Glass heart / Amy Garvey. — 1st ed.

p. cm.

    Summary: Wren Darby is struggling to keep her life in balance as she juggles her blossoming relationship with Gabriel, shocking revelations about her family’s past, and the darker side of the powers that have been passed down to her from her parents.
    ISBN 978-0-06-199624-5
    Epub Edition © JULY 2012 ISBN: 9780062103369
    [1. Magic—Fiction. 2. Psychic ability—Fiction. 3. Horror stories.]
I. Title.

PZ7.G21172Whe 2012

2011052410

[Fic]—dc23

CIP

12 13 14 15 16 CG/RRDH 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1